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Martin Doktor

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Martin Doktor (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarcɪn ˈdoktor]; born 21 May 1974 in Polička, Czechoslovakia) is the Czech Republic's best-known sprint canoeist. He was double Olympic champion in the Canadian canoe C-1 discipline at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. During the 1996 games, his mother cooked knedliky (Dumplings in Czech), using dozens of kg of flour brought over from the Czech Republic. Doktor went on to win 14 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, including two golds (C-1 200 m: 1998, C-1 500 m: 1997), nine silvers (C-1 200 m: 1997, 1999, 2003; C-1 500 m: 1995, 1999; C-1 1000 m: 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001), and three bronzes (C-1 500 m: 2003, C-1 1000 m: 1999, C-4 1000 m: 1998). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Martin Doktor is the 4,709th most popular athlete (down from 4,157th in 2024), the 1,108th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 1,080th in 2019) and the 69th most popular Czech Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Martin Doktor ranks 4,709 out of 6,025. Before him are Irina Nikulchina, Lars Helge Birkeland, Mariya Savinova, Mark Lenzi, Hans Peter Minderhoud, and Cédric Lyard. After him are Davide Tizzano, Pita Taufatofua, Meike Evers, Alba Cabello, Eirik Verås Larsen, and Mabel Mosquera.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Martin Doktor ranks 1,080. Before him are Mathieu Gourdain, Irina Nikulchina, Chad Hugo, Fernando Scherer, Victoria Smurfit, and Boris Chatalbashev. After him are Matt Berry, Benjamin Limo, David Castedo, Khatuna Lorig, Jukka Hentunen, and Orlando Jordan.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Martin Doktor ranks 1,108 out of 1,200. Before him are Vladimír Coufal (1992), Petr Sýkora (1976), Denisa Allertová (1993), David Pastrňák (1996), Radko Gudas (1990), and Milan Petržela (1983). After him are Martin Fenin (1987), Veronika Vítková (1988), Miroslava Knapková (1980), Lukáš Pollert (1970), Krystyna Pyszková (1999), and Antonín Hájek (1987).

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Among ATHLETES In Czechia

Among athletes born in Czechia, Martin Doktor ranks 69. Before him are Jan Řehula (1973), Roman Dostál (1970), Kateřina Holubcová (1976), Markéta Davidová (1997), Zdeněk Vítek (1977), and Ondřej Moravec (1984). After him are Veronika Vítková (1988), Miroslava Knapková (1980), Lukáš Pollert (1970), Antonín Hájek (1987), Jaroslav Soukup (1982), and Tomáš Karas (1975).

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